Casing for brushes and analogous toilet articles.



A. H. & D. A. WOLFE.

cAsrNS FOR BRUSHES AND ANALoGouS 1mm ARTICLES.

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A. H. & D. A. WOLFE.

CASING'FOR BRUSHES AND ANALOGOUS TOILET ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB 4.1915.

Patented Deo. 28, 1915..

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APPLICATION FILED FEB4 4, 1915- Patented Deo. 28, 1915.

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ARTHUR H. WOLFE, OF SCRNTON, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DUR-WARD A. WOLEE, 0FWALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

CASTING FOR BRUSHES AND ANALOGOUS TOILET ARTICLES.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

Application tiled February 4l 1915. Serial No. 6,136.

To all whom maj/ concern Be it known that we, ARTHUR H. lVoLrn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the county ofLackawanna, State of Pennsylvania, and Duawnno A. "Wonne, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at lli/valtham, in the county of Middlesexand State of ll/lassachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Casings for Brushes and Analogous Toilet Articles; andwe do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

Uur invention relates broadly to improvements in toilet articles, andmore particularly to casings or housings for conining toilet brushes orother articles.

rlhe object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be simply and inexpensively constructed and marketed, whichwill be very efficient in operation, and which, both when in use andwhen not in use, will present a neat and attractive appearance.

In carrying out the above object, we einploy certain novel features ofconstruction and combination hereinafter more fully described andclaimed and shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is a perspective viewof one form of the casing showing the same closed; Fig. 2 is a similarviewshowing the first step in opening the casing; Fig. 3 is anotherperspective view showing the` second step; Fig. 4 is a similar viewshowing the brush exposed for use; Fig. 5 is a central verticallongitudinal section; Fig. 6 is` a vertical transverse section; Fig. 7is a perspective view showing a slightly modified form of constructionand illustrating the casing in closed position; Figs. 8 and 9 aresimilar views showing the necessary steps in opening the casing; Fig. 10is yet another perspective view showing the brush exposed for use; Fig.11 is a longitudinal section of this form of the invention; Fig. 12 is avertical transverse section thereof; Fig. 13 is a detail perspectiveview of one section of the casing showinganother modiiied form ofconstruction; Fig. 14 is an additional perspective view showing stillanother manner of con strueting the device; Fig. 15 is a transversesection of the casing section seen in Fig. 14 and illustrating the coversection applied thereto; Fig. 16 is a perspective view of one of theshoes employed in connection with this form of the device; Fig. 17is adetail perspective view showing a form of construction dilieringslightly from that seen in Fig. 14; Fig. 18 is a transverse sectionthrough the device as seen in Fig. 17 and showing the cover' sectionapplied thereto; and Fig. 19 is a perspective view of a hair brushshowing the manner in which the invention may be applied thereto, inwhich case the head of the brush is formed by the casing.

ln describing the invention, we will refer first to Figs. 1 to- 6inclusive, these iigures showing the device constructed in one of thenumerous fashions in which it can be manufactured. ln these figures, thenumeral 1 designates an elongated casing section which is provided witha solid bottom 2, and with a continuous side wall 3, the upper side orend ofthe section 1 being open. ln manufacturing the section 1, thelongitudinal sides thereof are preferably formed of greater height thanthe end walls thereof and this additional width of metal is firstdeiiected outwardly as most clearly seen at 5 in Fig. 6, is thencontinued upwardly at 6, is bent inwardly as shown at 7, and thencontinued downwardly to provide retaining iianges 8. By thisconstruction, substantially channel-shaped tracks are provided on thetwo sides of the section 1, these tracks being located contiguous to theupper edgesl of the side walls thereof. Near one end, the inwardly bentportion 7 and the depending retaining flanges S are slit transversely asindicated at 9 (see more particularly Fig. 3) this provision being madein order to allow one end of these members to be bent upwardly asindicated in dotted lines in this figure. By so doing, a pair of heads10 with which studs 11 are equipped, may be inserted downwardly into thetracks, after which the terminals of the latter are again bent to theirnormal positions. As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the headed studs 11 projectlaterally from opposite sides of a cover member 12, this member being inthe form of va flat plate having a depending ange 13, andi itA is fromthis flange that said studs project. The flange 13 acts not only asmeans for mounting the studs 11, but retains the back 14- of a brush,the bristles 15 thereof depending from said back into the casingsection, under normal conditions. The back 14: of the brush is retainedwithin the fiange 13 by providing the latter with a plurality ofinwardly extending lips -16 which are crimped inwardly around the underside of said back as clearly disclosed in the various figures of thedrawings.

In addition to the various details of construction above set forth, theupper edges of the wall 3, at the opposite ends of the section l, areprovidedl with notches 17 which are adapted to receive the shank 18 ofan additional headed stud, the head 19 of this stud acting means forforcing the cover member 12 and the brush carried thereby upwardly outof the section 1 aswill be readily understood by an inspection of thedrawings.

Under normal conditions, the cover member 12 and the brush 1a are housedwithin the section 1 as shown in Figs. 1 and G, but when it is desiredto expose the brush for use, the head 19 is forced upwardly, thusraising the 1 entire cover member and brush to the position seen in Fig.2, whereupon said member may be forced to the other end of the section1V or in other words, to the position seen in Fig. 3, during whichmovement, the roller heads 10 travel within the tracks above described.t is Vthen only necessary to swing the upper en d of the cover memberdownwardly to position theshank 13 in the notch 17 opposite the oneengaged when the cover member is closed. It will therefore be seen thatthe brush is disposed in such a position as to render it readilyapplicable to the various uses for which it may be employed, and thatthe rollers or heads 10 prevent one end of the brush from moving intothe section 1 while the shank 18 prevents the other end thereof fromhaving such movement. Vhen it is desiredto again house the brush withinthe casing, it is of course necessary to reverse the operation justdescribed.

In Figs. 7 to 12 inclusive, similar construction is shown in which thecover member 12 is identical with that previously described andretainsthe brush head l'fL in the same manner. The main differenceshowever, are in the construction of theV tracks G on the `longitudinalside walls of the section 1l and in the disposition of the slots ornotches 17 which receive the shank of the headed stud A19. In this formof the invention, said tracks are shown of substantially C-shape incross section and as receiving cylindrical studs or pins 10 whichproject laterally from the flanges 13 of the cover member 12, no headsbeing provided on these studs in this form of the device. Furthermore,the style now being described, differs from that previously set forth,by the fact that the slots 17 are formed in ears 17CL which rise fromthe opposite ends of the section 1. Otherwise, the construction isidentical with that shown on the first sheet of drawings.

in Fig. 13, the lower casing section 1 is shown as provided with slots(5 near its upper edges, these slots constituting tracks in which pinssimilar to the pins 10 are adapted to travel, when the cover member andbrush are applied, these features being eliminated in this figurehowever, for the sake of clearness.

Figs. lf-L and 15 disclose a still further modification of the device,in this case the tracks 6 being formed by constructing the side walls ofthe casing section 1b of greater height than the end walls thereof, bybending the same downwardly upon themselves, thence outwardly at 30,upwardly at 31, and inwardly to provide retaining flanges 32, the latterbeing provided, at one end, with T- slots 33 which are adapted to allowthe insertion of substantially ovate shoes 31 (see Fig. 16), these shoesbeing carried by studs 35 which project laterally from the dependingfiange of the cover member 12".

Figs. 17 and 13 disclose construction which is identical with that shownin Figs. 14 and 15, with the exception that the rctaining iianges 32 arecontinued downwardly as seen at 32, the tracks in this case, housingrollers l0 which are carried by studs 11EL projecting laterally from adcpending iiange of the cover member 12b.

In the foregoing description, we have described a number of ways inwhich the various parts of the device may be manufactured, but it willbe readily understood that we need not be limited to any of thesedetails, otherwise than as set forth in the appended claims. It will befurther understood that the devices may be constructed in any desiredproportions, and of any appropriate materials. 1n fact, if desired, thearticles may be constructed substantially as seen in Fig. 19, in whichcase, the casing scction C is provided with appropriate forms of tracksT and with a handle H, the casing C being provided to normally retain abrush B which may be considered as mounted within said casing in any oneof the ways above described.

By reference to the accompanying drawings, when taken in connection withthe preceding description and explanation, it will be seen that veryeflicient and attractive articles have been provided for carrying outthe object of the invention, yet that such articles may be simply andinexpensively manufactured.

1. A casing of the class described comprising a casing section includinga plate, and side and end walls extending therefrom,

each end wall having in its free edge a notch, an additional andreversible casing section received by the other section and having aprojection on one end for reception in either notch and to projectbeyond the notches for engagement by the thumb of the user, and acombined sliding and pivotal connection between the sides of the twocasing sections.

2. A casing of the class described comprising a casing section includinga plate, and side and end walls extending therefrom, each end wallhaving in its free edge a notch, an additional and reversible casingsection received by the other section and having a stud projecting fromone of its ends for reception in either notch, a head on the outer endof the stud for engagement by the thumb of the user, and a combinedsliding and pivotal connection between the sides of the two casingsections.

3. A casing of the class described comprising a casing section includinga plate, and side and end walls extending therefrom, the free edge ofeach side wall being bent outwardly, upwardly and then inwardly to forma pair of inwardly opening hollow tracks, and a second and reversiblecasing section received by the other section and having studs projectinglaterally into the tracks.

4. A casing of the class described coinprising a casing sectionincluding a plate, and side and end walls extending therefrom, a hollowinwardly opening track on the free edge of each side wall, and a secondand reversible casing section received by the other section and havingheaded studs extending into said hollow tracks with their heads confinedtherein.

5. A casing of the class described comprising a casing section includinga plate, and side and end walls extending therefrom, the free edge ofeach side wall being bent outwardly and downwardly, then outwardly andupwardly, and then inwardly, whereby to form a pair of hollow tracks,and an aolditional and reversible casing section received by the othersection and having headed studs projecting into the tracks with theirheads confined therein.

6. A casing of the class described comprising a casing section includinga plate, and side and end walls extending therefrom. the free edge ofeach side wall being bent outwardly and downwardly, then outwardly andupwardly, and iinally inwardly and downwardly, whereby to form a pair ofhollow tracks, and an additional and reversible casing section receivedby the other section and having headed studs projecting into the trackswith their heads confined therein.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of thesubscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR H. WOLFE. DURVVARD A. 1WOLFE.

Witnesses for A. H. Wolfe: EUGENE T. SMITH, HAROLD P. WoLFE.

Witnesses for Dui-ward A. Wolfe:

FRED ML KILRow, HAROLD RALPHS.

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